Lead

Axiom; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom, located in Columbia, SC, is seeking a Lead to provide leadership to non-exempt manufacturing staff and ensure production plans are executed efficiently.

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, you will drive performance through coaching, process improvement projects, and effective communication with cross-functional teams. Flexibility for second or third shift may be required to meet production needs.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical training, or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of related manufacturing experience.
• Expert in manufacturing line skills and process improvement.
• Able to present information clearly to individuals and groups.
• Overtime availability and potential 2nd/3rd shift assignments.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and basic geometry/trigonometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing feedback on performance through formal and informal evaluations.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
• Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
• Communicate daily plan and production or customer service issues.
• Highlight material shortages and interface with Expediter/Purchasing on part shortages.
• Recognize and monitor bottlenecks.
• Report downtime and alert resources.
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
• Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
• Communicate with opposite shift to ensure flow of information.
• Update department communication boards.
• Follow quality indicators and stop if below target.
• Primary contact for responses to scrap situations.

Skills

Manufacturing line skills

Process improvement

Statistical concepts

Problem solving

Communication

Overtime availability

Education

Associate degree

Vocational/technical training

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Lead located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Production Supervisor the Lead role is responsible for providing leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees.

What a typical day looks like:

• Provide ongoing feedback on performance of individuals through both formal and informal evaluations.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
• Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
• Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
• Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
• Recognize and monitor bottlenecks.
• Report and alert resources concerning downtime.
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
• Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
• Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
• Update department communication boards.
• Follow quality indicators. Stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target.
• Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires an associate’s degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of related experience
• Serves as an expert/consultant in manufacturing line skills with other employees.
• Demonstrates broad knowledge of manufacturing line techniques and may improve processes.
• Occasionally exposed to work that requires repetitive motion, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock and occasionally works in job assignments that may require overtime and 2nd or 3rd shift job assignments as required. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, and supervisors of the organization
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Axiom is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.

We’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.